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Der his request; 2nd Lt. Oliverio
Aatoaio TOKED Yasallo vas recontscted
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SUBJECT: Recontact of Cliverio A, TOMEY Yasalio. (201-283206)

1. At 1730 bours, & June 64, the undersigned was advised
at hie residence that a tr. TOME (Subject) had called the | "
security number givem him (351-8161) and left the message that
be would lio to talz again with Paul Stroud (the wunderaigned) . LO
anytine after 1E09 hours, 5 June.

2. Upom arriving at TOMEU’s apartment (Apt. 303, 1028 ,
Wahler Place 53, High Point Apartzent Howse, Sashington, D. C.), .
1830 hours, & dune, TOMEY indicated to his two daughters he would ;
like to have some privacy and they sad his wife, Caridad, left
the apertucat. :

o. -9.. MEE apologized ‘for not having recelled the nane

. (Bde VAROMA™ as that of Anz Gloria de VAROMA, He reiterated ;

thet, while im hiding to escape capture by the Cuban Government 1

@absoqueat to hig infiltration, he «new only the first nasen of

the pereces vith whom ds came ip contact, but then added be xnew |
ga Gloria de YARONA,; in whose house be was hiding, because she. :

wea the aister of Carlos de VAROMA\, one of his infiltration team... .

menbers. (Thia Carics de YAROKA/ nay be idestical wits one woe

Carlow Extucl de VA5CKA Segura, 201-4895E5; or ene (Carlos AFtiTo:

' \WANQHA Arjoua, 301-383208.). © SO

a 4. Om several ccoarions, according to TOMEU, he was seated
- Q0 the table ta Ana's bouse with several other people, Cae of
| | Ghose (adividvals, knowa to TOMSU only aa “COCO,” was described .
ee the sceretary to Joce LLARGZA Gobel. : There wae not, however,
aay diacuesions in which TOME recalls: LLAHUZA: or hie political
_ @Fapathies having been discuesed. Accerding to TOMED's recole
-. Seetion 1t was “COCO” who wae sseceiated with LLAWUZA, and he
Wee ect avare of any releticarhip. betecen Aas; and (22452),
Githowgs TORRG had so iaforsetion ag to what finally happened

re a

) Bie diafiltration team mate, he suggested

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that 6£ Caylos cr /An® were available they may be eble ta f
Sdentizy “COCG" end provide dats ex his acceseability for am
ecatact. ; ‘
8. Ome Casel COMZALES, forner Caief of the Mavana Fire t
Department, wee iduntified by TOMEU ae another possible lead ' “
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who vould know LLANUZA.) TORKU affirmed Osiel was previcusl; |
with MEBUYO Gutterrez in the Second Front of Escrnhbray. Osiel
was under asylum tn the Brazilian kubassy (sic, Argentine
Embassy?), when TUMEU gsined political asylum. then Ostel
finally received hie safe conduct from the wabagsy, he went
to Puerto Hico and, TOMKU postulates that Usiel is now again
with MENOTO in either the United States or Pucrto Rico,

6. Two snap shota (to be returned) vere provided by.
TOMIU of himself and six other individuals who were in ssylus
et the seue tine. He identified these, in the photograph in
which ‘Monsignor Eduardo BOZA Masvida} is seated, as, fro
left to right: (Manuel VILLAMANAN, | Oliverio Toxky, Wile DIAZ 3
(believed to be in US), Publio RUIZ (US), Jorge Del VALLE

7), amd Oulel GONZALEZ (US or Puerto Rico?).

7. Upon completing the debriefing, Stroud and TOMEU
“exchanged small talk" for a while until TOMEU finally stated
that he still wished there was something more he could do to
Belp free Cube, and asked "What do you think I should do?"
Stroud replied that no person could really wake that type of

Geciaion for another individual, and countered by asking TOMEU.

what alternatives he had in mind, other than remaining in the
w as & career military officer...

S&S. TOMRU replied that, of course, he was once an

agriculturalist, but that there were fee job opyortunities in
which he could apply his past experience. His. sister had also

eaked him if he felt he and uis family would want to live with

ber in Spain or Hexicc, but he didn't think too much of thia--

idea. He thon atated that he had been asked. by Manuel ARTINE.
<@ take & job as an instructor, Without indicating any
speociation of even avareness of ARTIME's activities, or of
ARTIME's contact with TOMEU (ac incicated in TOMEU's 201),
ZOMEY was asked what he thought of ARTINE's proposition...
TOMEU stated that he would no longer follow Any An OB =A
individual. or as a leader, because a man's ideals, outlook,
and objectives change vith tine, For example, the people of .
Cube followed Fidel because of the ideals he advocated, When
Fadel tock over, hie eneconplichasnts: gracuaily became quire:
Giiferent from the ideals he had espoused. TOMEU continued
@aying he would “no longer follow a man, One could only
trust his ideals or an organization which followed those.
ideals, since a good organization would-be less likely of:

being controlled by a single naa." When saked for an example .

Of the type of organization he hud in mind, TOMEU replied he
Wee most favorably inclined towaras the ideals and goais of
the JURE, (The JURE or JRC is an organization crested by
Manolo RAY Rivero around s nucleus of former 26 July Movement.
leadera, See nemo sod attachment dated 23 July 1963 from Joha
Guah Crinmins, Coordinator of Cuban Affa{ ABA, Departnent
af Btate in TOMKU's 201-263206.) [et]

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9. I¢ should, perbeps, be noted here that in en inforsal
exchange vith itrs. Donald WEBSTER, TOMEU's supervisor at the
Defense Laaguage Institute, Anacostiz Naval Annex, 4 June 64,
Mra, VEBSTER volunteered the information that. “all of the other
‘Brigade students here’ have told ae they think very hiyaly
of TOKEU, snd that he is a very brave nan, because be and his
fanily were very ven leny in Cuba and he gave it all ap to go
into exile and fight the Castro Regize.”

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